It all boils down to the need to find ground/security in life. To be at peace with your obsessions, you need to come to terms with the groundlessness of life.

Performing rituals (in your case the obsession with finding a definite answer), brings comfort and satisfaction. But you and I both know this effect is only temporary. The next thought comes and then you're hooked again.

So what is the 'cure'? It's hard to put it in words here. But do read up more on self-awareness and mindfulness.

It all boils down to the need to find ground/security in life. To be at peace with your obsessions, you need to come to terms with the groundlessness of life.

Performing rituals (in your case the obsession with finding a definite answer), brings comfort and satisfaction. But you and I both know this effect is only temporary. The next thought comes and then you're hooked again.

So what is the 'cure'? It's hard to put it in words here. But do read up more on self-awareness and mindfulness.

-Fellow OCD 'sufferer'

dun tok cock lah. you spread this kind of pseudo-reason might as well go church cure all your illness. if so easy no need doctor no need medicine liao.

Pure-O OCD ObsessionsHarm-related obsessions (also called violent obsessions)Fear of harming self or others (e.g., stabbing, hitting, shooting, suffocating, or poisoning)Fear of wanting to harm self or othersFear of hitting someone while driving (“Hit-and-run OCD“)Fear of leading to someone’s accidental injury or deathFear of assaulting or killing strangersReligiously- or morally-themed obsessions (often referred to as religious scrupulosity)Fear/doubt about one’s faith, fear that one might not truly believe in GodFear of being damned or committing an “unpardonable sin”Repetitive sacrilegious thoughts (desecrating religious icons, imagining nude images of Jesus/Mary/Pope/priests/rabbis or other religious persons)Fear of being sexually attracted to religious figuresFear of secretly wanting to worship the devil or becoming a SatanistExcessive concern about past mistakes or previous decisionsObsessions focusing on sexuality or romantic relationshipsFear of being gay (also referred to as Homosexual OCD, or “HOCD”), when the person is actually straightFear of being straight, when the person is actually gay or bisexualFear of being attracted to children (i.e., pedophilia)Fear of being attracted to animals (i.e., bestiality)Fear of being attracted to dead things or dead people (i.e., necrophilia)Fear that one might cheat on his/her partner or spouse (infidelity-related)Fear that one might want to cheat on his/her partner or spouseObsessions about acting on an unwanted impulse (also see harm obsessions above)Fear of acting in a sexually inappropriate manner (e.g., exposing one’s genitals to others, flashing people)Fear of shouting or screaming obscenitiesFear of committing arsonFear of attacking police, taking firearms/guns from police and using them on self or othersFear of accidentally talking about robbing a bank (while at a bank)Fear of accidentally talking about terrorism/hijacking (while at an airport)Fear of throwing important items (e.g., keys, wallets) in places where they cannot be retrieved (e.g., lakes, shredders, elevator shafts, public mail receptacles)Fear of confessing to crimes (that one did not commit)Obsessions involving health or bodily sensations (somatic obsessions)Hypervigilance/hyper-awareness of bodily sensations/getting attention “stuck” on thinking/analyzing various autonomic processes (breathing, heart rate, swallowing, blinking, eye “floaters”, flickering of the visual field)Persistent feelings of unreality, depersonalization, or derealizationFear of having or developing a chronic, progressive illness (AIDS/HIV, ALS, Alzheimer’s Disease, cancer)Fear of throwing up, also known as vomit phobia or emetophobiaObsessions involving “mental contamination” or “emotional contamination”Fear of being changed irreparably by exposure to certain ideasFear of physically or mentally transforming/turning into other peopleFear of changing or losing one’s sense of self due to direct or indirect contact with othersSuperstitious fears regarding omens or signs of “bad luck”Fear that if one sees a certain “sign”, one will have to take an unwanted action (e.g., commit a crime, kill self, murder someone)Fear that one is destined to complete an unwanted action, and that exposure to certain stimuli will make this more likely to happen (e.g., fear that hearing about famous serial killers will make one commit murder)